Fall 2024

  • 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Monday through Wednesday
  • Closed Thursday
  • 1:00-5:00 p.m. Friday
  • Closed Saturday and Sunday

Exceptions

Date Closed For
Monday, Sept. 2 Labor Day Holiday
Tuesday, Nov. 5 Election Day Holiday
Thursday, Nov. 28-Friday, Nov. 29 Thanksgiving Holiday
Friday, Dec. 13 Closure
Virtual Reference Hours
  • 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
  • Noon-8:00 p.m. Sunday

The NEIU Libraries will be closed from Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, through Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, for Winter Break.

Spring 2025

  • 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday
  • 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Friday
  • Closed Saturday
  • Closed Sunday

Exceptions

Date Closed For
Monday, Jan. 20 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Wednesday, Feb. 12 Lincoln's Birthday

Location

Located in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood, the CCICS Library includes significant holdings in the social sciences and the humanities, particularly as they document, relate, and present the African and African-American experience. Collections include circulating items, selected monographs on reserve, reference and periodical literature.

The Library is located on the 6th and 7th floors of the at in Chicago.